Sometimes when I'm at my desk, I'll realize that I have contorted myself completely, and I haven't moved for hours, and that my legs have fallen asleep. I am elsewhere, not in my body, not in the room, not in my house. Dani Shapiro asleepbodycompletely share on social
I am devoted to my husband and son. I am devoted to the practices and rituals that imbue our lives with a sense of meaning and purpose, that help me to live my days in the most emotionally and intellectually productive manner. I am devoted to the idea of devotion itself. Dani Shapiro daydevotedevotion share on social
I had never really felt settled in Brooklyn. I think it had to do with growing up in New Jersey and being someone who her whole life wanted to live in the city, and the city meant Manhattan. Dani Shapiro brooklyncityfelt Change image and share on social
I used to act in television commercials when I was a kid and a young adult. Dani Shapiro actadultcommercial Change image and share on social
I do whatever is necessary in order to maintain the equanimity we all need to withstand the disappointment and rejection that are the lot of every writer, no matter where we are in our careers. Dani Shapiro careerdisappointmentequanimity Change image and share on social
I was raised in an orthodox Jewish home where it was expected that, as a woman, I'd marry an investment banker, raise kids in the suburbs and go to temple. I wasn't raised to set the world on fire. Dani Shapiro bankerexpectfire Change image and share on social
The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in which the mind can remain single-pointed, empty. Dani Shapiro emptyhopimage Change image and share on social
I'm a full-time writer, which means I have the entire day to get my work done. But that can also be bad, because that means I have the entire day to get in my way. Dani Shapiro baddayentire Change image and share on social
Our pain is a part of who we authentically are. Dani Shapiro authenticallypainpart Change image and share on social
Confidence is highly overrated when it comes to creating literature. A writer who is overly confident will not engage in the struggle to get it exactly right on the page - but rather, will assume that she's getting it right without the struggle. Dani Shapiro assumeconfidenceconfident share on social
